When Warren inherits some land deep in some mountain woods, he and his friends decide to go camping there to check it out.  Ignoring the warnings from the locals that they should stay out of those woods, they continue along.  As they begin to enjoy their weekend of camping, their partying soon becomes a nightmare when some deranged mountain men decide to kill them off one by one. Just Before Dawn opens with an uncle and nephew going hunting.  They are in an abandoned old church when the nephew is attacked and killed by a madman.  The uncle manages to escape.  Meanwhile, a group of kids, one of which has just inherited some land on this mountain for himself, are on their way to a camping trip.  They stop and run into a ranger who warns them to stay out of the woods.  The kids do not listen and they continue on.  Soon, they run into the uncle that has just barely escaped from the mountain men.  The uncle tells them that demons are in these woods and they must leave now and take him back out of these woods.  They ignore his warning and just leave him with some food.  ...